One evening Sarah and I went for a walk along the beach, and as we were returning, we saw a young man gazing sadly at the waves. I felt strongly that the Lord wanted us to stop and talk to him, so we did. As soon as our conversation turned to Jesus, the boy became enthralled and listened without saying a word for about 20 minutes.

Then he told us, to our surprise, that we were the answer to his prayer. He had become disillusioned with life after his girlfriend left him for somebody else, and had just finished praying to God when we approached him. In his prayer, he had asked God to prove to him right then and there that He was real. He had also asked God to show His love by helping him in his personal life--and there we were! Knowing nothing of his prayer, we had told him of Jesus' great love for him.

This young man was thrilled and amazed that the Lord had answered his prayer so quickly, so literally, and so completely. He prayed with us to receive Jesus, and then wanted to know more about his new best Friend and Savior, so we spent another hour or two talking with him.

"At first I thought you were angels from Heaven," he told us. "While you were talking, I didn't want to move for fear that you would disappear!"

"We aren't angels," we assured him, "but we are God's agents. We've devoted our lives to helping others, and tonight He sent us to you!"